{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00521","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00521-0","petitioner_identifier":"C.L.","is_minor":1,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":"minor (exact age not stated in public stipulation decision)","vaccine_type":"HPV","vaccination_date":"2018-04-11","condition_raw":"optic neuritis, spasm of accommodation, optic atrophy, pseudmyopia, paresthesia in the bilateral lower extremities, lower leg weakness, and fatigue","condition_category":"optic_neuritis","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":42500,"decision_date":"2023-12-22","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T01:14:16.121281+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner alleged that C.L. suffered optic neuritis, spasm of accommodation, optic atrophy, pseudomyopia, bilateral lower-extremity paresthesia, lower-leg weakness, and fatigue following an HPV vaccination on April 11, 2018. Respondent denied that the HPV vaccine caused these alleged injuries or conditions. The parties settled the case by stipulation, and Special Master Thomas L. Gowen adopted the stipulation on December 22, 2023. The award was $42,500.00 to purchase an annuity contract, representing all damages available under the Vaccine Act. The petition was filed on April 28, 2020. Petitioner's attorney was Bruce Slane of the Law Office of Bruce W. Slane, P.C. Respondent's attorney was Rachelle Bishop. The public decision does not detail the specific medical mechanism or provide expert testimony regarding causation.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2020-04-28","case_summary":"On April 28, 2020, April Colon, as the parent and natural guardian of C.L., filed a petition for compensation in the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. The petition alleged that C.L. suffered optic neuritis, spasm of accommodation, optic atrophy, pseudomyopia, paresthesia in the bilateral lower extremities, lower leg weakness, and fatigue after receiving the HPV vaccine on April 11, 2018. The respondent denied that the HPV vaccine caused C.L. to suffer from optic neuritis or any other injury or current condition. Despite maintaining their respective positions, the parties reached a stipulation to settle the case. Special Master Thomas L. Gowen adopted the stipulation on December 22, 2023. The award consisted of $42,500.00 to purchase an annuity contract from a life insurance company, representing compensation for all damages available under the Vaccine Act. Petitioner was represented by Bruce Slane of the Law Office of Bruce W. Slane, P.C. Respondent was represented by Rachelle Bishop of the U.S. Department of Justice. The public decision does not describe the onset of symptoms, specific clinical details, medical tests, or treatments. The specific mechanism of causation was not detailed in the public decision.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":1,"special_master":"Thomas L. Gowen","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":null,"petitioner_attorney_name":"Bruce Slane","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Law Office of Bruce W. Slane, P.C.","petitioner_attorney_location":"White Plains, NY","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":null,"attorney_canonical_keys":"|bruce-slane|","firm_canonical_key":"law-office-of-bruce-w-slane","package_title":"COLON v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00521","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00521.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00521.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00521-0","title":"COLON v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 12/22/2023) regarding 84 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer Signed by Special Master Thomas L. Gowen. (ms) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2024-02-01","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00521/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00521-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":3476540,"triage_decision":"keep","triage_reason":"docketText matches keep keyword 'stipulation'","download_status":"ok","registry_pdf_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/pdf/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00521/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00521-0"},{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00521-1","title":"COLON v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 11/20/2024) regarding 91 DECISION of Special Master - Fees. Signed by Special Master Thomas L. Gowen. (kp) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2025-01-31","pdf_url":null,"pdf_bytes":null,"triage_decision":"skip","triage_reason":"fees-only decision (attorney compensation)","download_status":"skipped"}]}